The history and antiquities of Boston, and the villages of Skirbeck, Fishtoft, Freiston, Butterwick, Benington, Leverton, Leake, and Wrangle; comprising the hundred of Skirbeck, in the county of Lincoln. Including also a history of the East, West, and Wildmore fens, and copious notices of the Holland or Haut-Huntre fen ... sketches of the geology, natural history, botany, and agriculture of the district; a very extensive collection of archaisms and provincial words, local dialect, phrases, proverbs, omens, superstitions, etc. By Pishey Thompson. Illustrated with one hundred engravings.

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Boston. BAKIER, in his "History of St. John's," gives an account of him every
way highly honourable to his abilities and learning, and his other biographers speak
of him with the same respect. His polemical opponent, Mr. WALKER, calls him 6 a
most worthy divine." He resigned the vicarage of Boston in 1660, and resided in
Cambridge until 1662, when he was ejected from his offices there by the Act of
Uniformity. WooD says,' "he was rightly removed, having no right title to the
places he held," probably alluding to his nonconformity. DYER states that "his
removal from the mastership of St. John's, Was effected in a most courteous manner.
The King's confidential servant, Nicholas, and the Earl of Manchester, wrote to him
by order of Charles II., with assurances that he should receive out of the stipend of
his successor, an annuity of 1001., which was accordingly regularly paid him by
Dr. Peter Gunning, who succeeded him as Regius Professor, and as Master of St.
John's College."
Dr. TUCKNEY died, according to Wood, in 1670. He was one of the divines
who, under directions of the Parliament, met at Westminster in 1643, to form the
plan of the Presbyterian Church government, and he had a share in drawing up the
Assembly's Catechism; but, according to DYER, "he voted against subscribing the
covenant; and one odious part in the Assembly's Catechism might be pointed out
in which Tuckney could have no share."3 He adds, "Dr. Tuckney was a high
Calvinist."4
Dr. Tuckney's printed works are,1. " Balm of Gilead for the Wounds of England." A sermon preached at Westminster before the House of Commons on the Fast-day, August 30th, 1643. This
was published by order of the House; and a vote of thanks was passed on the same
day "to be presented by Sir Edward Ayscough and Sir John Wray to Master
Tuckney of Boston, and Master Colman of Blyton in Lincolnshire, for the great
pains they took in the sermons they preached at St. Margaret's, Westminster." It
was also ordered that s" no man shall print these sermons without license from their
hands."
2. "A Sermon preached at Commencement, at Cambridge," July 4th, 1652.
3. "Death Disarmed." A sermon preached at St. Mary's, Cambridge, at the
public funeral of Dr. Hill, late Master of Trinity College, December 22d, 1653.
This is dated at Cambridge, by Dr. Tuckney, 27th March, 1654.
4. Dr. Tuckney published in 1654, an edition of JOHN COTTON'S " Brief Exposition on the Ecclesiastes;" which he addressed in a long preface, "to George
Caborn, Mayor, and the Aldermen, Common Council, Ministers, &c. of Boston."
In this preface he speaks of the ministry of Mr. Cotton and himself at Boston; and
adds, "both are now removed from you" (he dates from St. John's College, Cambridge, July 7th, 1654); he alluded to a temporary removal only, for it is certain
he did not resign the vicarage of Boston until August 1660.5
5. "A Good Day well improved, being Five Sermons upon various Texts."
Two of these were preached at St. Paul's, London, in October 1655, and ordered to
be printed by the Lord Mayor and Corporation. They are dedicated to c Sir
Christopher Pack, knight, Lord Mayor, and the Court of Aldermen of the City of
London," and published in 1656.
His son, Jonathan Tuckney, Fellow of St. John's College, published in 1676,6. "Forty Sermons upon Several Occasions, by the late Reverend and Learned
ANTnONY TUCKNEY, D.D., according to his own copies." London, 4to.
7. "lPrmlectiones Theologica," being his Theological Lectures delivered in the
University, was published by his son in 1679. It was printed in Amsterdam in 4to.
Dr. Tuckney's Letters were edited and published in 1753, by Dr. Salter, with a
Life of the Author.
Athen. Oxon. vol. ii. p. 142. 3 Ibid. vol. ii. p. 354. 4 Ibid. 355.
2 Historty of Cambridge, vol. i. 5 See Journal of the Corporation at that date.